… an ambitious policy strategy to promote equality between women and men. The strategy is not a goal in itself; but, a … skills. Given the European Institute for Gender Equality’s (EIGE) mandate to support gender mainstreaming with …
… already issued an opinion on Domestic violence against women in 2006, highlighting civil society's concern about this matter. As this problem persists, also … International Day of Peace. Event's website Registration Participation is free of charge, but the Committee cannot …
… few years there have been numerous prominent examples of women working as agents of change; such as the Arab Spring where women have used their influence to help bring about … minority and Roma and Sinti communities , in particular women within these communities, face significant barriers …
… can libraries and information centres improve access to women's information and preserve women's cultural heritage? ", on 9 August 2012, in Tampere, …
… organises the launch of its campaign to promote Women in Research and Innovation . The objective is to … take an interest in science at school and to engage young women in scientific research careers , a field where they … in gender, education and science. You can egister your participation on our campaign website before 15 June 2012 . …
… in EU funded research and innovation. One of the world’s biggest challenges is the gender gap . At every stage of life, men’s and women’s life conditions are still highly unequal, in terms of … the ‘ Innovation Union ’ strategy, failing to give men and women equal opportunities leads to mismanagement of human …
… or secondary education, while two–thirds of the world’s 796 million illiterate adults are women. Only about one third of countries have achieved gender … in the equal interests of girls and of boys, men and women, on an interactive virtual platform. It will look at …
… in Commissions conference "Strategy for Equality between women and men (2010-2015) in Brussels Monday 19 – Tuesday 20 September 2011 Event's website …
… for reconciling professional and family roles for women and men as a chance to actively participate in the … by the Polish Ministry of Labour and Social Policy. EIGE's report outlines main policy and legislative developments at … elderly and distribution of paid and unpaid work between women and men. EIGE’s Director Ms Virginija Langbakk …
… moment when a new five year Strategy for Equality between Women and Men has been recently announced, the … in the EU 2010 - 2015" is to foster the debate on EIGE’s joint work with different partners, from EU Agencies and … to the winners of the Institute's logo competition . The participation of Cedefop , Eurofound and FRA will pave …
… on gender-based violence. The participants discussed EIGE’s role in the light of EU Strategy on Equality between Women and Men (2010-2015) and how EIGE could compliment the … the Member States in their fight against violence against women. The need for harmonized data and guidelines for such …
… life. The improvement of employment opportunities for women, indeed for parents and how family policies are likely … lead to policy solutions at national level as well. EIGE's contribution to the Conference Data and findings show that … have a fundamental role in promoting wider and better participation of women in the labour market and in social …
… this year and invited Lithuanians to join the institute’s new social initiative regarding violence against women “ Show red card to violence ” (Saca Tarjeta Roja al … try to draw attention to issues regarding violence against women. This initiative was started in Spain and showed good …
… with relevant stakeholders within the fields of gender & women’s studies, documentation centres, feminist research and … cooperation schemes, within ATGENDER and with EIGE. EIGE'sparticipation The Institute collected valuable advice and …
… Virginija Langbakk participated in the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM). Ms. Langbakk gave a short presentation of EIGE's activities, followed by discussion and exchange of views …
… On 30 of June, the conference “ Women Enhancing Democracy: Best Practices " will be organised … Halonen. It will take place at the Lithuanian President’s Office in Vilnius. Government officials and activists will … strategies or tools that can be used to increase women’sparticipation in consolidated democracies as well as in …
… States should remove disincentives to female labour force participation, taking into account the demand for childcare … context of Europe 2020 and previous EU strategies as many women, and to a lesser extend men, still see their employment … are important objectives. At the request of the Women’s Rights and Gender Equality committee (FEMM), the European …